circularity

noun

Definition of circularitynext
as in diffusion

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Recent Examples of circularity Clothing and footwear repair presents a large opportunity for circularity, but this industry faces stronger headwinds than other sustainable markets. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 At Kering, the nature team sits under the sustainable programs umbrella, alongside circularity and its Material Innovation Lab (MIL). — Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 Regulation has also pushed European industry to lead globally in energy efficiency and circularity, which are central to the future of manufacturing. — Can Dinçer, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circularity
  1. diffusion
  2. tautology
  3. wordiness
  4. verbosity
  5. repetition
  6. garrulity
  7. circumlocution
  8. logorrhea
Noun
  • Advertisement China itself offers the greatest modern demonstration of what technological diffusion can accomplish.
    — Keyu Jin, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Whereas the commercial version of this strategy ends in universal diffusion at a monopolist’s price, the imperial version ends in the metropole deciding who gets what.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of diffusion
Noun
  • This tautology arguably lies at the very heart of Duckworth’s book.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Sadaf spouts a tautology — faith as faith — that also holds for patriotism.
    — Armond White, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Definition of tautology
Noun
  • Others speak of letting go and moving on, hinting at ideological skirmishes between nihilism and existentialism which aren’t quite allowed to emerge from beneath the film’s oppressive wordiness until late into its runtime.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of wordiness
Noun
  • His verbosity has become a point of contention.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Clarity In the AI era, verbosity is free and clarity is expensive.
    — Ankur Shah, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of verbosity
Noun
  • Perform 5 to 10 repetitions of whichever variation is appropriate for you.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • One possibly surprising tool to map out shots for the film to ensure the visual representation of this repetition and cycle was Microsoft Excel.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of repetition
Noun
  • Flatulent describes inflated, pretentious writing; garrulity describes excessive talkativeness.
    — Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020
Definition of garrulity
Noun
  • But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
Definition of circumlocution
Noun
  • Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.
    — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Definition of logorrhea

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“Circularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circularity. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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